Building construction



Patented Mar. 22, 1927.

UNITED stares GEORGE A. SHIELDS, or COLUMBUS, onto.

BUILDING CONSTRUCTION.

Application filed December 12, 1925. Serial No. 75,114.

This invention relates to building constructions.

An important object of the invention is to provide a novel floor construction associated with vertical column or other supporting means, the floor construction being adapted to be readily assembled and embodying a reinforced concrete construction wherein the concrete bonds with the concrete of the posts or other supporting means.

A further object is the provision of a floor construction wherein the metallic reinforcing members are adapted to support glass or other sheets which are adapted to act as forms when the concrete is poured and to provide finished surfaces for the ceilings whereby they need not be removed after the structure is completed.

A still further object is to provide a plu- 90 rality of spaced horizontal I-beams to form the metallic reinforcing for the floor the lower bases of the beams being adapted to support the glass sheets referred to, the concrete being poured over the I-beams to fill the spaces therein and to provide a flooring surface.

Other objects and advantages of the invention will become apparent during the course of the following description.

In the drawings I have shown one em,- bodiment of the invention. In this showing:

Figure 1 is a vertical sectional view taken through the supporting posts, 7

Figure 2 is a plan view of a portion of a floorbe'fore the concrete is poured, the supporting posts being shown in section Figure 3 is a fragmentary sectional per spective of a portion of the completed floor,

Figure ft is a similar view of one of the supporting columns or posts, and,

I Figure 5 is a fragmentary perspective view of one. of the main supporting beams.

, Referring to the drawings the numeral designates a series of alined supporting posts each of which is provided with a facing of glass, marble or the like 11 which act as forms when pouring the concrete filler 12 of the posts. Each of the posts orcolumns is provided with a reinforcing member 13' preferably in the form of a relatively heavy I-beam, as shown. The series of posts or columns are repeated at spaced intervals throughout the building as will be understood, the outer series surrounding the building forming portions of the walls which may be completed between the posts in any suitable manner. The beams 13 are formed of sections 14; arranged in end to end relation, the number of sections depending upon the height of the building, and the individual sections may besecured together by plates 15 riveted or otherwise secured to the adjacent ends of the sections. In practice I prefer to terminate the beams 13 at each floor in which case each of the beams willbe formed of sections 16 arranged between the floors. At the top of each section 16 a relatively heavy horizontal I-beam. 17 is arrangedand is secured thereto in any suitable manner. The succeeding sections 16 will rest upon the upper facesof the beams 17, as shown in Figure 1,.and will be secured thereto in any desired manner as by riveting or bolting In constructing the building the columns .10 are preferably formed one story at a time to provide access to the upper ends of the sections 16 whereby the beams 17 may be placed in position. Accordingly the concrete filler 12 will be poured substantially to the level indicated by the numeral 18 whereupon the beams li' may be placed in position and the next succeeding story constructed.

The columns of each series are connected by horizontal transverse I beams 19, the ends of which are bolted or otherwise seicured tothe webs of'the vertical beams 13. Similarly each beam 13 is connected to the beam 13 of the next adjacent series; of columns by relatively large I-beams 20. The

beams 19 are connected by spaced longitudinal I-beams 21 which may be lighter than the beams 19 and 20. The beams 21 are adapted to extend into the space between the bases of the beams 19 whereby they will rest upon the lower bases thereof. The beams il9-may beprovided with downturned ends 22 having openings 23 to receive bolts or rivets to permit the beams 19 to be secured to the vertical beams 13. Similarly the ends of the beams 21 may be provided with downturned ends to permit themgtobe secured to the webs of the beams It will be obvious that the opposite ends of the beams 21 will be similarly formed and A filler of concrete is arranged between and over the beams 21, the sheets 24: acting as forms when pouring the concrete. The upper surface 26 of the concrete may serve as a floor surface, as will be apparent. The edges of the sheets 11 formingthe facings of the columns may terminate at points indicated by the numeral 27 in alinement with the surface 26 of the concrete flooring to permit the latter to bond with the filler 12 of the columns when the concrete of the flooring is poured. As many stories as desired can be constructed'aswill beapparent, and the top floor may be provided on its upper face withglass sheets 28. A suitable roof may be constructed there-above, as will be obvious. I i

The posts or columnsare constructed as described and the concrete poured therein is terminated at the lines 18 as each story is completed. After one story of the column has been completed the beams 17 are placed in position after which the nextadjacent vertical beam sections are secured against the upper faces of the beams 17. The horizontal beams 19 and 20 are then secured to the vertical beams 13 after which the smaller spaced beams 21 are placed in position with the glass sheets therebetween. The facings lltheirmay be placed in position after which the filler 12may be poured to fill the spaces between the sheets 11 and the concrete flooring maybe poured to bond with the concrete filler 12. Each successive story will, of course, be constructed in a similar manner. It will be apparent that-the ceilings will be formed by the sheets of glass or similar material 24:, and the lower faces of the beams, .19, 20 and 21 may be finished or decorated in any suitable manner to provide a beam ceiling effect. It will be apparent that the glass sheets efficiently act as forms for thepouring of the concrete flooring and are retained as a permanent part of the structure to form a finished ceiling surface.

It is to be understood that the form of my invention herewith shown and described is to be taken as a preferred example of the same and that various changes in the shape, size and arrangement of parts may be resorted to .withoutdeparting from the spirit of the invention or the scope of the subjoined claims.

I claim:

1. In abuilding construction, a plurality of columns eachincluding a verticalmetal beam, a plurality of preformed sheets of material surrounding said beam and spaced therefrom and a filler of concrete arranged in the space between said beam and said sheets, said beam, said sheets and said filler having their upper ends flush, a horizontal metal beam supported at each end upon the upper ends of each adjacent pair of columns, a plurality of relatively small I beams arranged parallelto and spaced from each other and supported by said horizontal beams, said I beams having lower horizon tal flanges, a plurality of preformed sheets supported upon the flanges of said I beams, a'liller of concrete filling the spaces between saidI beams and supported upon saidlast named sheets, said last namedtiller extending upwardly beyondsaidI beams to :provide a floor surface, and a second column arranged over eachof said first named columns in vertical alinement therewith, the preformed sheets ofsaid second named column having their lower edges terminating substantially flush with the upper surface of saidsecond named filler whereby the latter will bond with the fillers ofsaid columns. i l i 2.111 a building construction, a plurality of columns each including a vertical metal beam, a plurality of glass sheets surrounding and enclosing said beam and spaced therefrom and a filler of concrete filling the space between said beam and said sheets,the upper ends of said vertical beam, said sheets and said filler being flush, a horizontal metal I beam supported at each end upon the upper ends of each adjacent pair of columns, a plurality of relatively small I beams supported at opposite ends by certain of said horizontal beams, each of said I beamsineluding upperand lower horizontal flanges,

a plurality of substantially flat glass sheets supported at opposite edges upon the lower flanges of said relatively small beams, a filler arranged between said relatively small beams and supported bysaid glass sheets, said last named filler extending upwardly beyond said relativelysmall beams and hav ing a flat upper face providing a floor surface, and a second column arranged above and in vertical alinement with each of said first named columns, the vertical beam of each of said second named columns being supported upon and secured to said horizontal I beams, the glass sheets of said second named columns having their lower edges terminating flush with the. upper surfaces of said second named filler whereby the latter will'bond withthe filler of said columns.

In testimony whereof I afiix my signature.

GEORGE A. SHIELDS. 

